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017package org.apache.commons.jxpath.util;
018
019import java.io.Serializable;
020import java.util.Comparator;
021
022/**
023 * Reverse comparator.
024 *
025 * @author Dmitri Plotnikov
026 * @version $Revision: 668329 $ $Date: 2008-06-16 23:59:48 +0200 (Mo, 16 Jun 2008) $
027 */
028public final class ReverseComparator implements Comparator, Serializable {
029    private static final long serialVersionUID = -2795475743948616649L;
030
031    /**
032     * Singleton reverse comparator instance.
033     */
034    public static final Comparator INSTANCE = new ReverseComparator();
035
036    /**
037     * Create a new ReverseComparator.
038     */
039    private ReverseComparator() {
040    }
041
042    public int compare(Object o1, Object o2) {
043        return ((Comparable) o2).compareTo(o1);
044    }
045
046}